Holborn Hill, Millom, Cumbria
Key Features
- Development Opportunity
- Planning Previously Approved (now lapsed)
- Former Bennetts Garage Site
- Seven Units - 5 Terraces & 2 Semi Detached
- Plans Prepared By John Coward Architects
- Owner Will Consider A Payment Term
- Situated In A Busy West Coast Town
- Situated Within A Conservation Area
Description
JH Homes are pleased to bring to the market this excellent development opportunity in the popular West Coast Town of Millom. Known as the former Bennetts Garage Site and positioned on Holborn Hill this excellent development opportunity has had previously passed planning permission for Seven Units comprising a terrace of Five and a Pair of Semi-Detached Houses with plans prepared by John Coward Architects of Cartmel being ready for re-submission. The site has previously been granted planning permission for the scheme, which is now lapsed, and which is ready for re-submission. The owner of the land has indicated that he will be open to a payment term for the land and if this would assist the developer / purchaser. Millom is a busy West Coast town with numerous local amenities including Primary and Secondary Schools which are all within close proximity of the site. A rare opportunity in an excellent position with early on site viewing available by contacting JH homes.
Please note we are advised that the site is within a conservation area.
We understand that main services are available for connection however all purchasers should make their own enquiries.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-01-29
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
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- Water
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
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- Parking
- Parking Available
- Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
1.8 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.
Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.
Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- Black Combe Junior School464 metresOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Pupils
- 89
- Type
- Community school
- Millom Infant School583 metresOfsted report card · Feb 2026
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Pupils
- 50
- Type
- Community school
- St James' Catholic Primary School642 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 186
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Haverigg Primary School1.2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 177
- Type
- Community school
- Thwaites School3.2 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 28
- Type
- Community school
Secondary
- Millom School296 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 476
- Type
- Community school
- Dowdales School5.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 877
- Type
- Community school
- Chetwynde School6.2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 16
- Pupils
- 508
- Type
- Free schools
- St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow6.4 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 624
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Furness Academy7.1 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,187
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.
Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.
Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.
Flood Risk
From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Surface water
Mapped within the area searched, not at the advertised map pin itself.
These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.
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J H Homes, Ulverston
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